Surah Luqman 31:20 — translation and meaning

لقمان · Verse 20 / 34 · Page 413

ۗ أَلَمْ تَرَوْا أَنَّ اللَّهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَأَسْبَغَ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعَمَهُ ظَاهِرَةً وَبَاطِنَةً وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يُجَادِلُ فِي اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَلَا هُدًى وَلَا كِتَابٍ مُّنِيرٍ

Word by Word

ۗ
أَلَمْ
alam
Do not
تَرَوْا
taraw
you see
أَنَّ
anna
that
اللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
سَخَّرَ
sakhara
has subjected
لَكُم
lakum
to you
مَّا
ma
whatever
فِي
fi
(is) in
السَّمَاوَاتِ
al-samawati
the heavens
وَمَا
wama
and whatever
فِي
fi
(is) in
الْأَرْضِ
al-ardi
the earth
وَأَسْبَغَ
wa-asbagha
and amply bestowed
عَلَيْكُمْ
alaykum
upon you
نِعَمَهُ
ni'amahu
His Bounties
ظَاهِرَةً
zahiratan
apparent
وَبَاطِنَةً
wabatinatan
and hidden
وَمِنَ
wamina
But of
النَّاسِ
al-nasi
the people
مَن
man
(is he) who
يُجَادِلُ
yujadilu
disputes
فِي
fi
about
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
بِغَيْرِ
bighayri
without
عِلْمٍ
il'min
knowledge
وَلَا
wala
and not
هُدًى
hudan
guidance
وَلَا
wala
and not
كِتَابٍ
kitabin
a book
مُّنِيرٍ
munirin
enlightening

Transliteration

Alam taraw annal laaha sakhkhara lakum maa fis sa maawaati wa maa fil ardi wa asbaha 'alaikum ni'amahoo zaahiratanw wa baatinah; wa minan naasi many yujaadilu fil laahi bighayri 'ilminw wa laa hudanw wa laa Kitaabim muneer

Translation

Do you not see that Allah has made subject to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth and amply bestowed upon you His favors, [both] apparent and unapparent? But of the people is he who disputes about Allah without knowledge or guidance or an enlightening Book [from Him].

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O People! Do you not see and witness that Allah has made it easy for you to take benefit from the whatever is in the heavens: the sun, moon and stars, and has also made it easy for you to take benefit from the livestock, trees and plants on earth? He has also perfected His blessings for you which are clear to the eyes: beautiful appearances and delightful scenes, and those that are hidden from sight i.e. intelligence and knowledge. Despite all these blessings, there are some people who dispute in the oneness of Allah without having any knowledge based on revelation from Allah or insightful intelligence, nor a clear book revealed from Allah.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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